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the time that is proper to it. And that is, therefore, the reason the holy radiance shines outside the Land of Israel also on Yom Tov Sheni. Therefore, residents of Israel who travel outside the Land, even with the intention to return are obligated in fully keeping the second day of the festival. (Shulchan Aruch Harav Mahadarah Tinyana 1:8) Based upon this Kabalistic understanding of Yom Tov Sheni, even a visitor from the Land of Israel should abstain from performing melacha for the entire time the radiance is present. Conversely, any Jew, regardless where he is from, does not keep the second day of the festival in any part of the Land of Israel and can perform melacha like bnei Eretz Yisrael. Though the Chacham Zvi gave his one-day ruling for a ben Chutz L’Aretz who visits Israel for Yom Tov Sheni, some apply it to conform to the opinion of the Shulchan Aruch HaRav 52 and some do not 53 . Does One’s Wife Figure In the Matter? A Change in Psak The Magen Avraham in the name of the Ridbaz and the Mishnah Brurah brings an interesting halacha that the location of one’s wife plays a determining factor in one’s intention of returning to his original location and hence, how many days of Yom Tov he keeps. If one moves from Israel to the Diaspora with his wife, even though they have the intention to return to Eretz Yisrael, they are viewed as staying and observe two days of Yom Tov. Conversely, if one moves to the Diaspora or to the Land of Israel alone and without the intention of returning, he is viewed as still having the intention to return. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, however, disagrees with the above opinions in light of the technological advances of the last 50 years. He writes 54 that there is no comparison between the modern day when someone can easily fly in a plane and travel from a place as far off as America to Israel in a matter of hours to the situation of hundreds of years ago when traveling from place to place was difficult and involved an immense effort. ג”מ ’ס ה”ח קחצי תחנמ ןייע 52 ג”ס ’ס יבצ רה ןייע 53 ד”ע ’יס ג”ח השמ תורגאה ת”וש 54 27 Chidushei Torah @ NDS
Yom Tov Sheni 28 Many halachic authorities in our generation agree with Rabbi Feinstein but add that if the traveler stays in the new location for an extended period of time, he must adopt the stringencies of both places 55 . This ruling is an illustrative example of how halacha can change in response to modernity. Who has the Final Say? Today the majority of modern Ashkenazi 56 and Sephardic Rabbinic authorities 57 follow the rulings of the Shulchan Aruch in determining the status of a guest in Eretz Yisrael or Chutz L’Aretz during Yom Tov Sheni. Although according to many, we do not follow the ruling of the Chacham Zvi, his view may be used as a deciding factor in cases of conflicting issues or in a need to be lenient 58 . There are others who say that the view of the Chacham Zvi should not be followed even in these circumstances 59 . Interesting Issues Regarding the Practice of Yom Tov Sheni in Chutz L’Aretz Based upon the material that was presented earlier, there are many practical applications to situations based upon the rulings of the Shulchan Aruch. Putting on Tefillin and Weekday Prayers on Yom Tov Sheni Though a ben Eretz Yisrael in Chutz L’Aretz on Yom Tov Sheni with the intention to return has limitations regarding performing melacha as discussed earlier, he should still don tefillin in the morning in private. He may then go to the synagogue wearing his festival clothing and quietly recite the weekday tefillah while the rest of the congregation ’ג הרעה ג”פ ותכלהכ ינש בוט םוי ןייע ,לארשי ץרא וליפאו בותכ אוה ג”כ ’פ ’ג קלח ןויצל רוא ןייעו 55 לצ”ז ךבעיוא ז”שרגה ,א”טילש בישילא ש”ירגה ,תומוקמ המכב השמ תורגא ת”ושב ןייע 56 ג”כ קרפ ג”ח ןויצל רוא ,ו”צת ’יס םייחה ףכ ,בוט םוי תוכלה הידבוע ןוזח ןייע 57 58 This was the practice that HaGaon Rav Benzion Abba Shaul had taken with the Sephardic community. In the Ashkenazi world there is a disagreement among the poskim if the opinion can be taken into account or not. For more details regarding this disagreement, refer to the footnotes o f ב”פ ותכלהכ ינש בוט םוי. 59 This is the view of Rav Elyashiv as reported by Rabbi Y. D. Fried.
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